The Complex Braid of Brown: How Conceptualizations and Initiatives Within the African-American Community of Research, Practice and Activism Have Influenced the Advance of Knowledge and Practice in Education

The Brown decision can be considered as a metaphor for a revolutionary understanding of American society: that peoples of African descent have from the inception of the nation been essential as powerful levers of change, compelling the nation to wrestle in dynamic ways with the complex challenges presented by our democratic system of governance. In the field of education specifically, many of the expansive goals we seek to address today have been informed by proactive work within African-American education.